break overnight, assassination attempt, a gunman shoots former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. abe is clinging to life at this hour our janis mackey frayer has the latest the father of the suspected july 4 shooter sponsored a gun permit for him and heroes on the front lines. and we have new information in the january 6 investigation as pat cipollone prepares to go under oath

relief at the gas pump good news that may help you get the motor running a little smoother on this friday. and a look back at the incredible career of hollywood legend james caan as we kick off your july 8th. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. former japanese prime minister shinzo abe has been shot and wounded. he was delivering a speech in nara when shots were heard he was airlifted to a hospital officials say his heart had stopped and he wasn't breathing. a subject is in custody. let's go right to janis mackey frayer good morning what do we know about abe's condition this morning >> reporter: phillip, there is no update on shinzo abe's condition. it remains unclear but he is fighting for his life. doctors are said to be trying everything they can to help him

survive. he was airlifted to hospital in a state described as cardio pulmonary arrest after the shooting his brother, who is also a politician says that he's receiving a blood transfusion. to recap what we know. around 11:30 this morning japan time, abe was campaigning. two shots were heard and you can hear them in the video footage by japanese broadcaster enhk abe went down. he was bleeding, hit in the chest area he lost consciousness and was airlifted to hospital. the suspect was tackled by his secret service security detail police have identify him as a 41-year-old. they also seized what they described as a homemade shotgun. there is no official comment yet on a possible motive for the attack but it has profoundly shocked people across japan where abe is

a political giant. and gun violence is exceptionally rare there are extremely strict gun laws in japan. the white house has issued a statement, saying, quote, we are shocked and saddened to hear about the violent attack against shinzo abe says that they are closely monitoring and keeping our thoughts with his family and the people of japan. phillip? >> our thoughts are with his family as well on this developing story, janis mackey frayer thank you for bringing that to us now to wnba star brittney griner who's pleaded guilty to drug charges in moscow she told the court she accidently packed cannabis oil in her suitcase. we have more on the growing calls to bring her home. >> reporter: wnba star brittney griner on trial in russia on trials of drug possession with a surprise guilty plea, but telling a moscow judge there was no intent. i didn't want to break the law a u.s. official in moscow sharing she delivered griner a

letter from president biden without disclosing what it said. >> ms. griner was able to read that letter. >> you are an amazing person, britney. >> we are never going to be quiet until she's home safely. >> reporter: at a time of heightened tension between the u.s. and russia, complicated by russia's invasion of ukraine u.s. officials believe russian president vladimir putin wants griner as leverage for a possible prisoner swap >> the russians have made it crystal clear what they want they want a trade. they want a guy whose name is victor booth >> reporter: a u.s. diplomat in masc moscow says say it is doing all it can >> to bring home safely ms. griner and all u.s. citizens wrongfully detained. >> reporter: while griner, a sports celebrity, has been detained for four months, others are held far longer. ex-marine paul whelan arrested

in 2018. >> three and a half years in, and we really haven't seen any forward movement to get paul released >> reporter: whelan, griner and others holding out hope in russia where 99% of cases end in conviction it's a pivotal day for the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection the panel is expected to hear testimony from pat cipollone who served as white house counsel for then president trump brie jackson joins us from d.c committee members have insisted they need to hear from cipollone on the record. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, phillip. the committee spoke with cipollone back in april. but after explosive testimony from cassidy hutchinson, there's a new urgency to speak with him on the record. hutchinson testified that cipollone repeatedly raised legal concerns about president trump's activities before and during january 6 a person familiar with the

matter tells nbc news that ac cipollone will sit for a transcribed and videotaped interview behind closed doors. the next public testimony is expected on tuesday morning. committee members say there will be new information revealed next week >> this wasn't just an event that unfolded. it was planned who did the planning and who were they connected with how did it unfold? and i think we will be connecting dots. there will be new information that has not yet been learned. i think it will be worth watching. >> reporter: and a new poll asked americans should members of congress who assisted the planners of january 6 be removed from office? 66% said yes and among republicans, the number was 36%, meanwhile only

6% of americans have said that these hearings are changed their minds about what hatchppened on january 6. >> people apparently not swayed too much at highland park community grieves the loss of seven lives after the parade massacre, new details are emerging about the shooting suspect's father. maggie vespa has the latest. >> reporter: days after authorities say robert crimo iii carefully planned an attack, his father speaking out for the first time, saying he spoke to his son 13 hours before the shooting adding, that's why i guess i'm in such shock, like did he have a psychiatric break or something he sponsored his son's application needed to buy guns because he thought he would need them at a shooting range crimo bought five weapons, including the one used at monday's shooting and another later found in his car his father telling the post his son bought everything on his own and they're registered to him.

adding, i didn't do anything wrong. they are not ruling out the possibility that crimo's father could face charges though no determination has been made about his responsibility. meanwhile, the community is only beginning to process the attack. highland park police and fire chief say many of their staff were in the parade their families lined the sidewalks. >> we had a couple firefighters. they knew their families were right there where the shooting was happening. so they didn't know whether or not they'd picked up a family member >> i didn't realize that the mother was also shot >> reporter: a father and son were in an underground parking garage when the shooting started and ran to help. >> people lying down that were shot a couple dead people >> reporter: that's when they noticed something under one body >> i saw two people. i saw two heads. that's when it clicked in my

head there's someone else under him it was very obviously a child. >> reporter: it was kevin mccarthy, lying on top of his 2-year-old son aiden tom brooks pulled the toddler out. >> he kept saying shot, shot mom shot, dad shot he kept on saying that >> reporter: he was saying mom shot, dad shot >> he was. kept on saying shot, shot. >> reporter: kevin and his wife irina among the seven who lost their lives that day they say it was clear the dad died saving his son. >> he did what every father should do, that's protecting his child. >> reporter: maggie vespa, highland park. legendary actor james caan, best known as sonny carl carly o

in "the godfather" has died. >> reporter: he seemed to leap off the screen caan played the oscar-nominated role so convincingly, many of his fans thought he was italian. in fact, his parents were jewish gr gr immigrants from germany and he grew up in queens. he was known for "brian's song". his resume and bad-boy reputation grew. in 1990. >> he starred alongside cathy bates in "misery." >> she had me pinned twice but i got out. >> reporter: in 2003 he introduced himself to a new generation >> we should call security

>> good idea >> i like to whisper, too. >> reporter: playing will ferrell's workaholic father in "elf." al pacino remembering him as a dear friend. james caan was 82. gabe gutierrez, nbc news >> you can watch all these movies this weekend. let's turn to your friday weather with more excessive heat warnings here's michelle grossmann. hi, michelle >> that's a great idea we're looking at temperatures into the triple digits in the south. i would say movie, air conditioning, popcorn, whatever you need 39 million americans at risk for dangerous heat today we're looking at temperatures climbing into the upper 90s. this is what it looks like in terms of your heat alerts. and we're looking at temperatures as high as 105 in

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